Re: Re: CurrentCost serial cable wanted

[Kevin Hawkins <yahoogroupskh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

John - just to clarify that you are extending the RS232 as per Craigs
very helpful post below....   I know it's tempting to extend the already
co-operatively terminated CC128 connection via an RJ45 patch panel but
that's not the way to do it..  The drivers in the CC128 unit are not
only low voltage but also likley can't handle any capacitive loading
either.

K

craig wrote:
>> The signal does go the 15m or so from the kitchen to my patch
panel,
>> but the 25m from the patch panel to Node0 doesn't work - the
combined
>> distance is obviously a non-started.
>>
>
> When you say 'signal' are you extending the RJ45 connection direct
from CC,
> or the DB9 serial connection after conversion?
>
> I'm guessing, but if you are extending the RJ45 CC connection, its
only
> 3.3v, so distance will be more of a problem than if you extended the
DB9
> using converters that is true rs-232 voltage.
>
> Or could you not use an additional CC display unit, one for 'display'
one
> for 'data' serial connection?
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